…to open in what has become a huge spreading tree in 20 years. Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ growing out…

…years of struggling. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Magnolia ‘Carlos’ not too bad full out. Magnolia ‘Carlos’ This is what the public ought to be enjoying….

…‘Alley Cat’. If you don’t like variegated things (as my father didn’t) this is not one to contemplate. Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’ Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’ Purple fruits on a…

…arboreum Cercis glabra with intense veining on its leaves. Cercis glabra Cercis glabra Cercis siliquastrum with similarly pronounced veining. Cercis siliquastrum Chionanthus virginicus just turning yellow. Chionanthus virginicus Diospyros kaki…

…Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Meliosma veitchiorum just coming into leaf. Orange hairs on the stems of the emerging leaves. Meliosma veitchiorum Meliosma…

…just how stunning Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest Pansy’ is when in leaf. It is very late to come into leaf but then… Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest Pansy’ Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest Pansy’ Cercis…

…turned yet although it appears autumnal.Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’ is most striking on the drive. Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’ Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’ Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’ The schima is still full out and…

…with more flowers than I have ever seen on a small tree. Cercis chinensis ‘Arondale’ Cercis chinensis ‘Arondale’ Cercis chinensis ‘Arondale’ Akebia x pentaphylla now full out rather than just…

…Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ just coming out. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ has one flower left – a pretty decent one! Camellia reticulata…

…Illicium majus Illicium majus Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ coming out a bit more. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ just in leaf – impressive!…

…it to us originally. Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ A clump of Lonicera japonica growing on an old stump. Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica I wonder what this…

…Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ making a good show. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Rhododendron ‘Gwilt King’ just out. Normally a certainty for the Chelsea stand but I…

…is an even more vigorous grower. Deutzia longifolia Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ plastered in flower. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ 2022 – CHW Seven cygnets have hatched on the lake….

…shy flowerer. Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ The first time Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ has flowered properly in Kennel Close. Quite a pale flower in reality. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis…

…this last week. Magnolia wilsonii Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ has been out for several weeks but only on one branch unlike last year’s efforts which were rather better. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’…

…Foerster’. Arisaema consanguineum Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’ Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’ Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ and Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’. Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’ and Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum….

…Ligustrum confusum Ligustrum confusum Exochorda tianschanica with ripening seeds for Asia to collect soon. Exochorda tianschanica Cercis chingii with very distinct leaf veining. Cercis chingii Cercis chingii What I think…

…A tail end flower on a clump of Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’. Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ with lovely secondary new growth leaf colours. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ Cercis…

…Falls’ with its attractively mottled autumn leaves. Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ 2017 – CHW The very rare and equally tender Quercus fleuryii looked nearly dead since…

…wilsoniae Berberis wilsoniae 2016 – CHW Cercis siliquastrum can have wonderful yellow autumn colour but not here today. It catches the west wind too much by Tin Garden. Cercis siliquastrum…